Compiled by C. ARUNO, BENJAMIN LEE and R. ARAVINTHAN
A FATHER in Kangar had to stop working to care for his only child who has cancer, Kosmo! reported.
Mohd Iqbal Zamani Nor, 45, said he quit his job as a production manager at a furniture factory so that he could provide care for his daughter, Nur Insyirah Balqis, 13, after she was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia on March 22.
“We were devastated when Nur Insyirah was diagnosed with blood cancer on her birthday.
“She has undergone continuous cancer treatment, including chemotherapy, at the Penang General Hospital over the past few months, to the point that she felt like the hospital had become her second home.
“The treatment was initially going well, but in late October, blast cells (which should not be in a healthy person’s bone marrow) suddenly started spreading by around 70%, resulting in her needing even more intense treatment and care,” he said.
Mohd Iqbal said his daughter was also receiving psychiatric support to treat her depression and anxiety.
His wife Nur Sakina Azmi, 25, who works as a seamstress supports the family now. They are also getting aid from the Social Welfare Department and Perlis Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council.
> Boy band member Badrul Izhan Yeop Abdullah seemed to have found the love of his life only a few months after his divorce from singer Ashira Aziz, reported Harian Metro.
Badrul Izhan, from the boy band Indigo, said he is “overwhelmed” with happiness after he met a very special woman who had “rejuvenated his broken heart”.
“She has become a very special person to me, especially because of how extremely caring she is.
Badrul said he was undecided if he was ready to commit to another marriage so soon after his amicable divorce from Ashira in June.
The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a >, it denotes a separate news item.